Library Management: Volume 25 Issue 1/2

Libraries and democracy – management implications

Libraries are frequently described in such terms as the “cornerstones of liberty” and as a “democratic institution”. These descriptions offer lofty aspirations which have…

Bridging the digital divide: a review of current progress

Observes that electronic information is a part of the established order of things, but almost from the beginning its arrival has created a whole series of wars, accusations and…

Informing Parliament

One significant feature of both old and new democracies is that their Parliaments all have parliamentary library and research services in one form or another. In a totalitarian…

Diffusing information for democracy: an insight of the South African Parliament

Traces the relationship between democracy and access to information among parliamentarians. Investigates the South African parliamentary situation concerning information‐seeking…

Information skills of undergraduate business students – a comparison of UK and international students

Summarises the results of a study aimed at measuring the information skills of UK and international students pursuing an undergraduate course in business studies. Investigates the…

Quality management initiatives in Balme Library: possibilities, challenges and constraints for top management commitment

The study stressed the important role of top management in an organization and examined the possibilities, challenges and constraints posed to librarians in the provision of…

Management musings 15: looking ahead: how far?

Reflects on short‐term thinking, its long‐term consequences and failure to foresee effects, at the levels of governments, organizations and individuals. In the same vein…

Continuing professional development and workplace learning 6: HRD and organisational learning

Outlines several models of organisational learning and emphasises the importance of the development of a culture of organisational learning in achieving effective human resource…

Establishing a new knowledge channel: a three‐dimensional service model of the Shanghai Library

Since the consolidation of the Shanghai Library and Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of Shanghai in 1995, the Shanghai Library has developed a service model which…

Training virtual library network’s staff using the Internet: the experience of the Latin American and the Caribbean Social Science Virtual Library online course

What challenges do we envisage when considering the Internet as a platform to deliver training for librarians, editors and Webmasters working in the development of a collaborative…

Knowledge Management Strategy and Technology

The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition and the Quest for Balance

The Ultimate Digital Library: Where the New Information Players Meet

From Being Cool to a Global Reference Network – Going Live: Starting and Running a Virtual Reference Service

Metadata Fundamentals for All Librarians